Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in Barbados

Barbados: Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who was 0.63 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.63
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
165th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.79
in 2019
All-time low
0.5
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in Barbados, 2000–2021

00.20.40.60.82000201020212000: 0.542001: 0.52002: 0.582003: 0.612004: 0.612005: 0.622006: 0.582007: 0.612008: 0.622009: 0.682010: 0.632011: 0.612012: 0.672013: 0.732014: 0.742015: 0.742016: 0.752017: 0.752018: 0.772019: 0.792020: 0.722021: 0.63

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 0.63 for deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in Barbados peaked at 0.79 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 2001.

That places Barbados 165th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in Barbados, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.54 —
2001 0.5 -7.4%
2002 0.58 +16.0%
2003 0.61 +5.2%
2004 0.61 +0.0%
2005 0.62 +1.6%
2006 0.58 -6.5%
2007 0.61 +5.2%
2008 0.62 +1.6%
2009 0.68 +9.7%
2010 0.63 -7.4%
2011 0.61 -3.2%
2012 0.67 +9.8%
2013 0.73 +9.0%
2014 0.74 +1.4%
2015 0.74 +0.0%
2016 0.75 +1.4%
2017 0.75 +0.0%
2018 0.77 +2.7%
2019 0.79 +2.6%
2020 0.72 -8.9%
2021 0.63 -12.5%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 0.63 is below the median for high income countries, which is 42.84, 1% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 0.63 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.63, 4% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.595 0.5 0.68 10
2010s 0.718 0.61 0.79 10
2020s 0.675 0.63 0.72 2

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 162 Papua New Guinea 0.95 compare
  2. 163 Dominica 0.85 compare
  3. 164 Bhutan 0.74 compare
  4. 166 Qatar 0.58 compare
  5. 167 Bahrain 0.52 compare
  6. 167 Kuwait 0.52 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in Barbados?
Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who in Barbados was 0.63 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths alcohol drugs by sex who recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 0.79 in 2019.
What is the lowest deaths alcohol drugs by sex who recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2001.
How does Barbados rank for deaths alcohol drugs by sex who?
Barbados ranks 165th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths alcohol drugs by sex who rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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